(Helena) – Superintendent of Public Education Elsie Arntzen has hired Danni McCarthy as the Office of Public Instruction’s (OPI) State Special Education (SPED) Director. The SPED Director is responsible for managing the OPI’s special education unit, which is comprised of School Improvement, Continuing Education and Technical Assistance, Early Childhood Education, Data Systems and Reporting, Stipend Programs, Dispute Resolution, and the Early Assistance Program.
Students with disabilities make up 14% of our total student population, over 21,100 students from ages 3-21. Many of these students are enrolled in rural public schools and are served by 21 special education cooperatives.
